Vietnam expands foreign visa ban, 85 coronavirus cases in country
Vietnam will temporarily suspend visa-free travel for citizens of Japan, Belarus and Russia from Saturday as its health ministry reported nine more coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing total in the country to 85.
‘Buy as much as possible’ – Taiwan sees boon to panic buying
People in Taiwan were told to buy as much as possible during the coronavirus outbreak, as the island’s premier struck a distinctly different approach to panic buying by advising them there was plenty to go around and it would support the economy.
Saudi Arabia suspends domestic flights and trains for 14 days over coronavirus fears
Saudi Arabia suspended on Friday all domestic flights, buses, taxis and trains for 14 days starting Saturday, state news agency reported quoting a source in interior ministry.
China’s Jiangsu to quarantine travelers who visited 24 coronavirus-infected countries
The eastern coastal province of Jiangsu will force travelers who visited 24 key coronavirus-infected countries over the last two weeks to undergo 14 days of quarantine and observation in medical facilities, the local government said on Friday.
Brazil bars certain foreigners, allows Americans, as coronavirus spreads
Brazil late on Thursday announced it will bar citizens from certain countries affected by the coronavirus outbreak from entering the country, but exempted the United States, one of the countries with the highest number of cases.
India executes four men convicted in 2012 Delhi gang rape, murder case
India executed four men on Friday convicted for the gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in December 2012, in a case that shamed and outraged a nation with one of the world’s worst records for crimes against women.
‘Is that it?’: Chinese report into death of doctor who raised coronavirus alarm underwhelms
A Chinese report into the coronavirus death of a young doctor reprimanded by police for “spreading rumours” when he tried to raise the alarm about the disease drew quick criticism online after it merely suggested the reprimand be withdrawn.
Exclusive: Trump cancels G7 at Camp David over coronavirus, to hold video-conference instead
President Donald Trump will cancel an in-person meeting of G7 leaders at Camp David in June because of the coronavirus and will hold a video-conference instead, the White House said on Thursday.
Honduran government says confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 24
The Honduran government said on Thursday the number of registered cases of coronavirus infection in the Central American country had risen to 24.
South Korea, China, Japan to discuss coronavirus response
The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan will hold a video conference on Friday to discuss cooperation on the coronavirus pandemic, Seoul’s foreign ministry said, amid growing concerns about a global spread and imported cases.
